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A photograph of a standing group in an indoor hall with a wood-panelled wall and purple-lit backdrop. Several men and women stand with palms pressed together in anjali, in white dhoti-style clothing with gold borders and red or saffron shawls. A man in front wears a rudraksha mala and a wristwatch, and a younger man at right has long hair, a gold necklace and a gold forehead mark. A woman in an orange saffron sari stands at left, and a saffron flag is visible behind the group. Several others are visible in the background.

A large indoor gathering of devotees stands with palms pressed together in namaskar. In the foreground, a man in a white dhoti with a yellow border wears a long rudraksha mala and a red-orange shawl, and his hands are folded at his chest. Beside him, a younger man in white with a red and yellow shawl and a tilak mark also holds his hands folded. Behind them, many people in white and orange ritual clothing fill the hall, with several children in orange at left. Framed pictures hang on the pale walls behind the crowd.

A large seated gathering of devotees in an indoor hall during a satsang. In the foreground, several men sit cross-legged on orange mats wearing white dhotis with gold borders and white shirts, many with rudraksha malas and sandalwood tilaks; the man at center has hands folded in anjali, and another at left is eyes-closed in meditation. Behind them, rows of seated devotees and younger boys in white and maroon fill the room, with a microphone stand at right. Some people in the background wear white shirts. No figure is clearly identifiable as the presenter from appearance alone, and the seated mass suggests a sizable audience.

A large group of men in white dhotis and white shirts stand with palms pressed together in anjali mudra during a devotional gathering in a temple hall. Several wear gold-bordered dhotis and rudraksha malas, and some have sandalwood or vibhuti marks on their foreheads. Red and orange cloths hang over shoulders on the left and right. Framed pictures line the walls above, and many people stand behind on a red floor with yellow mats.

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December 28 2014

A large seated congregation of devotees in white dhotis and kurtas with red shawls sits in prayer inside a hall. Several men in the front row, one with a tilak on his forehead and a rudraksha mala, have their palms pressed together in namaskar. Behind them, women in white and red shawls, and a woman with long blonde hair in white, join in the gathering. Pale yellow and white vibhuti or tilak marks are visible on several foreheads. The setting resembles a satsang or puja with many participants sitting closely on a carpeted floor.

September 20 2015

A photograph of a large seated group of men in white dhotis and white shirts, many wearing red-brown rudraksha mala garlands and sacred ash markings on their foreheads, sitting cross-legged on a floor with eyes closed in meditation or chanting. Several wear yellow-bordered white shawls and name badges on lanyards. Some sit with hands resting on their knees or holding small objects. A round lapel-style badge is visible on a man in front. Behind them, a white wall and red-cushioned chairs are partly visible.

A large seated congregation in a hall with yellow walls, many people in white dhotis and white kurtas with orange-red shawls draped over their shoulders. In the foreground, several men with white horizontal tripundra marks on their foreheads sit with folded hands or chant with eyes closed. One man at right wears wire-rimmed glasses and a red lanyard, and another in the centre, wearing glasses, speaks while seated. Yellow flowers lie on the floor in front, and pink cloth edges the bottom of the frame. No single figure with distinctive a person cues is clearly identifiable.

September 02 2016

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A seated congregation of devotees in a hall sits on mats during a ritual gathering. In the centre, a man in a white shirt and white dhoti sits cross-legged, wearing a red-brown rudraksha mala. To his right, a young boy in orange robes with a red-brown mala sits near a brass plate of offerings. In the foreground, a man with white horizontal forehead markings and a bare torso sits with a red-brown mala, and at the lower right a man in a red-orange robe with a mala sits with hands folded. Many others in white and saffron-orange garments with forehead markings and malas fill the rows behind, and a few people stand at the back.

May 09 2014